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Chicago, Illinois – Illinois heads into the Feb 5–9 period under a split temperature pattern, with near-normal readings expected across western parts of the state near the Iowa and Missouri borders, while the majority of Illinois trends colder than normal. Despite the temperature divide, precipitation chances remain limited statewide, keeping the risk for significant snow or rain relatively low during this stretch.
According to the National Weather Service and NOAA outlooks, colder-than-average air remains entrenched across much of the Great Lakes and eastern U.S. In Illinois, that colder influence will be strongest across central, northern, and eastern parts of the state, including the Chicago metro area. Farther west, including communities near the Mississippi River and into west-central Illinois, temperatures are expected to stay closer to seasonal norms…